Jul 15, 2018 | ACT, New Hampshire, Speedway 51, Touring Series News
American Canadian Tour
Groveton, NH – Williamstown, VT’s Jimmy Hebert turned the most dominating performance of the 2018 American-Canadian Tour (ACT) season to win the J.P. Sicard/Kingdom Gravel 151 on Sunday, July 15 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51. Hebert took the lead for the first time on a lap-4 restart and held off every challenge presented by Graniteville, VT’s Chip Grenier to snap an ACT winless drought that dated back to August 2013.
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Jul 12, 2018 | ACT, New Hampshire, Speedway 51, Touring Series News
American Canadian Tour
Waterbury, VT – The second half of the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) season takes off this Saturday, July 14 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51. After spending the past few weeks on an early-summer break, Scott Payea, Eddie “The Outlaw” MacDonald, Jimmy Hebert, and the rest of ACT’s top stars are expected to renew their battle for the ACT Late Model Tour championship at the J.P. Sicard/Kingdom Gravel 151.
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Jun 5, 2018 | ACT, New Hampshire, Speedway 51, Touring Series News
photo by Rich Hayes
By: Dick Casey
Eddie MacDonald appeared poised for a top five finish in the American Canadian Tour’s Caron Fabrication 151 at Speedway 51 in Groveton, N.H. on Saturday, June 2 only to be caught in a lap 62 wreck. After a tremendous effort by the crew, Eddie Mac returned to the race without losing a lap to post a 12th place finish despite the severe damage.
On lap 62, two of the leaders tangled on the front stretch collecting the EXIT Realty/Hancock Electric Chevy in the melee causing extensive front end damage with the frustrated veteran racer saying, “ It happened right in front of me and I did not have any place to go, The hood was pushed up and I couldn’t even see out of the windshield and it looked pretty bad but Laura (LaChance) radioed that the car was not leaking so with some guidance I made it back to the pits and the crew went to work,”
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Jun 3, 2018 | ACT, New Hampshire, Speedway 51, Touring Series News
American Canadian Tour
Groveton, NH – St-Denis, QC’s Patrick Laperle came out on top of a thrilling battle with defending American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Scott Payea during a final 4-lap sprint to win the Caron Fabrication 151 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51 on Saturday, June 2. It was Laperle’s 19th career ACT Late Model Tour victory, but first on U.S. soil in nearly eight years.
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Jun 3, 2018 | ACT, New Hampshire, Speedway 51, Touring Series News
American Canadian Tour
Groveton, NH – St-Denis, QC’s Patrick Laperle outdueled defending American-Canadian Tour (ACT) Champion Scott Payea during a final 4-lap sprint to win the Caron Fabrication 151 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51 on Saturday, June 2. Payea got the initial edge on the outside following a lap-147 restart, but Laperle powered back by him to take his 19th career ACT Late Model Tour victory.
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May 30, 2018 | ACT, New Hampshire, Speedway 51, Touring Series News
ACT Heads to Speedway 51 with Tight Championship Battle Early
Waterbury, VT – After a weekend off to catch its breath, the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) gets right back to action this Saturday, June 2 at Groveton, NH’s Speedway 51 powered by the Autosaver Group. The Caron Fabrication 151 is the first of two visits to the ¼-mile speed plant in 2018, meaning that “Grovetona” will play a big role in the ACT championship battle.
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